264420 WNI7E - CITY CL}RK (/�?
PINK -�5'INANCE CO1111C11 /�.64��0
CA[�IARI�- DEPARTMENT GITY OF SAINT PAITL
BLUE - MAYOR File NO.
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� Ordin�nce Ordinance N 0. ��7 i� _
Presented By �
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
An ordinance granting to Northern States Power Company,
a corporation organized under the laws of the State of
Minnesota, its successors and assigns, a franchise to
use the streets and other public property located in the
City of Saint Paul for the purpose of conducting and
supplying gas for all purposes for a term extending
from January l, 1975 to December 31, 1984, and deter-
mining the amount which the Company shall pay to the
City for the use and occupancy of its streets and other
public property.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Northern States Power Company, a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of Minnesota, hereinafter designated as �
"Company" , being a public service corporation supplying gas for all '
purposes within the City of Saint Paul under Ordinance No. 15474, which
shall expire on December 31, 1974, is, together with its successors and
assigns, hereby granted a franchise to use the streets and other public
property located in such City for such purpose for a term extending
from January 1, 1975 to December 31, 1984.
Section 2. The franchise granted herein shall extend to the Com-
pany' s use of all streets and public property now being used by the
Company in connection with such service and of such other stre�ts and
public property as may from time to time be designated by the City
Council. Such franchise to use the streets and other public property
located in such City shall include such use for the purpose of erecting,
installing, maintaining, and operating gas mains, and all other neces-
sary appurtenances used in conducting, distributing, and supplying gas
COUNCILMEN
Yeas �Tays Requested by Department of:
#��x Christensen
�o�ca�ta�+t Hozza In Favor
Levine
3��� Sylvester Against BY
9� Roecller
Tedesco
Mme.President��t� Hunt ,
Form Appro y City ttorney
Adopted by Council: Date
Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY
By
Approved by Mayor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
By BY .
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- for public and private use and for the purpose� of ;cond�xctiiz.� said �
` gas �'to and throu:gh said City. �
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Sect�pn 3. In locating its' gas. facilities, the Ca�pa�,y �hall in
no '�ry u�easonably interfere with �he safet� and. et9„t�venience of or-
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dinary travel �long and oveX �said streets and gubii� prc,�erty nor in-
t��fere with other uses ta which such places may`,be °�ut by the C�.ty "
1. of Saint P�t�l, and in the event it shal]. become necessary during �he
°'' term of th�.s fra�chise to rema"ve or re].ocate the phy..�ical. .property
of the Cc� an located within or u on an a�' the stti�ets or -
P Y P Y publi�
_ p�oper;ty �in the Ci.t� af. 3a3.nt Paul: because of su�h �inte,r�erence or ;
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use b�,.th� City, c� a$ .a. r�s�tl�._;:of a�� gtib�:�.e irnprave�tent �txncl�rtaken : ''=� �`
by tl�e C�.�y, the Company shall, v�h�en �so �advised by t�ie Council, re-
.r ` - move ax�d �relocat,e �said; facilit-i.es,�i�thnut cos� tc� the City o� Saint -
Paul, and sha21 p��a��`.th� '�txe.e�'s«o� gub�ic�:=prt>perty` in the sam�
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, co�ditimn r as �l�va�,i- were px'ior to said r�moval,- or relo�tatiQn. Any re-
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_ lcacation or re�►oval;�-d�` `the Co�ngan'�i�� ;����3i�ti+�s m�d�F�-neceasary, because ' �
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_ of the extens�on thraugh or into-the City o€ a Feder�lly-ai?ded state. .:
t�cunk h i h�a • : . , . : :
g y,. �r.n�slu+�ec't .�i.thin.<t�e �tat�.onal gyst�n o� �:Inter�t�t� High-
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ways, shall. �� � ±�qea���d `b the �-:
: � � ,proY��,��s of Minria�c�`���tatute�':1971, ,.
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Secta;cm 4, . �e Compan�,, in the �stal.lation•, tb�ter�anee, Aand
ope�ati.anl: a� ��;��. ��c�.lities,, :a�hall '�e subject to,. st�cli, �e���riable :-'_�'�� �
��cegulations ��-t��y��_�:-provided by the `Caunci�.,, and not� gas��naa�. �t�d - : '
ga� servic.e app3;i���es shal�. hereaft�r be ir�stalled �K, laid by t�ie
�' Company, °e�cep� upon applicati;on to the Department of Public Wor3ss ``
. or -EE�ti�er persori�s designated by the City Couricil, and����►�;�°��ten per'-
mission- therefor granted by said department or person. -
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.,_ Secti+r�n 5. - During the term of the fraachise her�aby g�sntad, the
Comp�ny .shall .pay into the treasury qf �the City of �Sa�nt �P�u�� a ye�trl�r
f��►nchise fee pf Sq, the monetary am:ount of wYiich :is. fio be measured by -
the Ccxnpany' s gross- earnings during �g75 and eacM of �he .�ubsequent `
`: years, and the :payment of such amount �o be made` iii: qAarterly 'instail-
' m�n:ts on or before the 30th 'day of April, July and O��obe� af 1975 a�d
of each stzbs�ent year, and on o� before the 30th da� of December,
� � 1975, �nd of ;each subseque�nt year, so that tYie April �0 pay�nent, of
the. franc�ise fee shall be�, 8°6 of the amount of the gross �a�ings of
� tha Campan� during the three-inonth period of Jarkuary, _February �nd
- ,. March of ea� year, the July 30 payment of the franch3se ���ee ;shail` be
8� of �he amd�int of the. t�rass earnings of the Co�any �.uri.ng the thre��
month peri:od of April, May and June of each year; the Oetob�r 3D :payment
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of the franchise fee �hall be 8/ of the amount of tl� gross earnings
of the Company during the tliree-month period of July, August and
September of each year; and the Decen►ber 30 payment of the franehise
fee shall, if necessary, be based on a reasonable es:timate of the
" gross earnings of the Company during the period from October 1 through
December 31 of each year, and sha11 be appropriately adjusted by an
additional payment by the Company or a refund by the City of Saint
Paul when actual gross earnings for such pe�iod have •been determined
by the Company. T'he amount of the franchise fee sha�l be allowed
as an operating expense to the Company attributable solely to the
Company' s,.c�perations within the City at Saiht Paul, and in calculating
such amount, "gross earnings° shall be held to mean and include -a11
sums received by the Company from the sale of ga� di$t'ributed and used
with in the �ity lim its of the City o� Saint Paul.
Seetion 6. The gas service of Company and the �cates to be charged
by` Company �or gas service in the Cit�r shal:l be subject to the juris-�
diction of the Public Service Commissi�an" of this State. . Company' "shall
provide reasonably efficient and adequate service to me�ers of the. ,
public within tHe �ity who apply for such service in �ecor,�3ance; with th,�
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rules and r�g�la�ion$. o� Company. '
Section 7, Z'h�'�Comp�xy shal� fil� with the Git�''C3�rk, and any
other per��� dea�c��ed �y the Council, copies of all ra�.e s�hedul�s
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and ruies a�d r��atior�s pertaining to t�ie sale of gas in the City
of Saint Paul, which shall be kept open by city offic�;als for gu�lic
inspection.
Section 8. The Company shall file at the time of� eaeh qua��terly
payment of franchise fee with any person designated by the� City �Quncil,
a report of the number of customers, sales and revenu�s by c3asses o€
services for the preceding quarter based upon its gas operations within
the Ci�y o€ ''Saint Paul.
Section 9. Before this ordinance shall be finally adc�pted by the '
Council, a �ublic hearing shall be held upon ten (10) day� ' published
notice in the official newspaper and after said hearing the Cquncil
may pass this ordinance, �evise or amend the same. The Company sha1Z
bear the costs of publ�.cat�.on o.� .t�ie ;fxanchise ordinan�e and shall
make a suffi�ien� depqr��.t :±y��'�'� the Gi�ty ��erk� �o >g�araii�ee publica-
tion before tk�e ordi,n�n�e �'is; �as-s�d�.'` �° � - �'
Sectian:�0. The >�, , , , , ` , - ,
�q���.�, �ha13 �.r�d'�anr�i��,. a�� .sav�rt the City whole
and harinless � fraan any and ,,all claims for ir�jury or damage to persons:
or prci�ierty c3ccasioned_`b,�i��� arising out: of t�.ie' c���t�uction, rnain-
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tenance, opes�.tion, �t>r repair of said transmission z�nd distribution .,� . -
system �or by the conduct of the �ompany' s business in the Ci�ty.
WHI7E - CITY CL�ERK 26 44�0
PINK +��IN�qWCE C011I1C11
CAWARY-DEPARTMENT GITY OF SAINT PALTL File NO. d
BLUE � - MAYOR
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Ordin�nce Ordinance N 0. 1 � ��Z
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
4.
Section 11. Every section, provision, or part of this ordinance is
declared separate from every other section, provision, or part; and if
any section, provision, or part shall be held invalid, it shall not
affect any other section, provision, or part.
Section 12. The Company shall, within thirty (30) days after the
passage, approval, and publication of this ordinance, file with the
City Clerk of said City its written acceptance thereof in form to be
approved by the City Attorney, and therein shall agree to abide by,
keep, and perform all the terms, limitations, conditions and provi-
sions of this ordinance.
Section 13. This franchise herein gran�ed shall not be irrevocable
but may be ternninated and forfeited after notice and hearing for any
breach or failure by Company to comply with any of the terms, limitations,
or conditions hereof.
Section 14. 'I'his ordinance shall take effect and be in force after
the public hearing prescribed in Section 9 and thirty (30) days after
its passage, approval, and publication, and upon its acceptance, as
provided in Section 12 hereof.
COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays
x�rix Christensen
x��� Hozza In Favor
.�.
x�t� SY�lvester o Against By
�Roe�f].er
Tedesco
Mme.President B�l�X Hunt
Adopted by C Date
N�V 6 �974 Form Approved by City Attorney
Certi ' P ss y Co il Secretary BY
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Approve Mayor: e S � Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
By By
PiIBLISHED NOV 16 1974
t-' ,; , CITY OF SAINT PAUL �644�0
� - OFFICE OF THE CITY COIINCIL
'Mi ��i�.l�Y?!
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RUBY HUNT
Councilwoman October 21 , 1974
T0: City Councll Members
City Clerk
FRQM: Ruby Hunt, Chairman ��
Council Uttllti:es Commtttee
SUBJECT: Ordinances granting Northern �tates Power
Company francf�ises for electric and gas
operati.on in St. Paul from January 1 , 1975
to Decem6er 31 , 1�84. �
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The Utilities Committee, at a meeting on October 17, �
1975, revie�ved the above ordinances and recommended approval
of same to the City Council . �
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C1TY H.�LL SEVENI-I� FLOOR S.�INT P��UL, �1I�INESOTA 55102 612/293-5378
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DIOT�CE I9 8�Y GI�N Thqt
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at 10:
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pose .of tY►e .�rub�ia heprin6 belnY bn:
comaider the Yd0ptl�oa O!•an Or���e
grautiug a 3ranc�SC Co tffia NofCthe�+n
Stat�es Povber C�an���'�e�
service,Cou»cil
chise bf�f4 the ounc uVt�n ea LY1e
condilao�r'�tider wHtch She NirEhern
States Power CompanY is to be en'titldd
tc� use the �iLY ��ts arid Publib.
pla �tor the Cot►ducL 4t i#s Bas bue��
� and presaribe'the Da9ment o���a
iranehiae fee for ruch use durfa6 tt�e
h.oan Januany 1, iS7i w
ecerrtbe�r 81,�1954.7'his notiFe is �v�n
pursuant to � �� �d S�n
16.05 of the 5a�lnt Psut� 'GYty Chartel'.
and beyl�eatd t�e�re th Ci=ty C H��il
a�the time axtd pk�ce recited above,� �I
Daked at St. paul," Minnesota> tY�ai
24th daY of Ocbb�, 1974. �
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(OetoUer'98, 19743
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NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Sa401 � �
November 27 , 1974
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To the Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Gentlemen:
7.'he undersigned, Northern States Power Company,
does hereby accept and agree to abide by, keep and
perform all of the terms, limitations, conditions and
provisions of Council File No. 264420, being Ordinance
No. 15732, adopted by the Council on November 6, 1974,
and approved by the Mayor on November 8, 1974.
NORTHERN ST TES POWER C MPANY
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APPR��_�S TO FORM: _ _�_...,,,..
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City Att ey
lat � �d 2nd � a�
3rd , /0�3a Adopted lfl`
Yeas Nays
CHIZISTENSEN
HOZZA
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ROEDLER
SYLVESTER `�
TEDESCO
PRES IDENT (H[JNT)